inductions

plural of induction
1
as in inaugurations
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the formal induction will be tomorrow, but the college president has already started work

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as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health

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Recent Examples of inductions In the last 16 inductions classes, there have been 12 defensive ends elected. John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 There are Little League World Series in baseball and softball, and Hall of Fame inductions in football and basketball. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Past inductions have sometimes but not always included musical collaborations between inductor and inductee — depending, oftentimes, on whether the person doing the honors is a singer or from some other walk of entertainment. Chris Willman, Variety, 6 May 2026 At 84, his distinctively sweet tenor — which earned him separate inductions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash — remains sublime. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 The Wu-Tang Clan and Vandross nabbed their inductions the first year they were nominated. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026 The other nine members of the inaugural class earned automatic inductions as the nine former players who have had their jersey numbers retired by the team. Jori Parys, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Tax Policy Ken Paxton, Republican Paxton’s affordability plan includes a series of tax deductions.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This status also serves as a crucial fundraising tool, as donations from alumni and others become eligible for tax deductions.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Van Dijk and her fellow travelers even brought their own swag to give out and said inaugurals feel like a bonding experience for everyone on the flight.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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  • La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stevens allowed the case to proceed, noting there were multiple inferences to draw from the evidence and that one interpretation implicated Perillo.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
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  • Finally, the state should require the city to explain its tax determinations.
    Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Thousands of unaccompanied minors have benefited from the office’s determinations.
    Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • The analyst then used the AI to formalize its conclusions into a conventional military intelligence report without double- or triple-checking the validity of its conclusions.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There was still the possibility that all of this had been a colossal instance of jumping to conclusions on Tristan’s part, and that the name Buster had been chosen at random for its mass appeal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Why Omissions Matter More Than The Headlines Suggest The practical consequences shift depending on clinical context.
    Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Unfortunately for her, these are all direct consequences of her actions.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Inductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inductions. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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